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English translation: regulations they have to comply with concerning the safety of contact lenses

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English term or phrase:regulatory
Selected answer:regulations they have to comply with concerning the safety of contact lenses
Entered by: Gabo Pena

16:13 May 6, 2004
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: regulatory
Context:
1. Compatibility Study of Complete B w/o HPMC with Hydrophilic Contact Lenses for Regulatory Registration.
2. Approved by: Paul Nowacki, Manager, Regulatory Affair (perhaps a department of this drug company).
Please tell me in symple English, what does "regulatory" mean? Of regulation? Thank you!
Jianming Sun
Local time: 15:42
regulations they have to comply with concerning the safety of contact lenses
Explanation:
yes you're correct
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Gabo Pena
Local time: 00:42
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +4regulations they have to comply with concerning the safety of contact lenses
Gabo Pena
5Definitions of regulatory on the Web
airmailrpl
5requirements
German Hernandez
3required/lawful
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Definitions of regulatory on the Web


Explanation:
Definitions of regulatory on the Web:
http://www.google.com/search?as_q=define:&num=30&hl=en&ie=UT...

restricting according to rules or principles; "a regulatory gene"
www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

airmailrpl
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regulations they have to comply with concerning the safety of contact lenses


Explanation:
yes you're correct

Gabo Pena
Local time: 00:42
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DGK T-I: and registration under these regulations. (PN manager of "Regulatory Affairs")
4 mins
agree  Deborah do Carmo
36 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
3 hrs
agree  hookmv
1 day 3 hrs
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required/lawful


Explanation:
FDA = Federal Drug Administration
requires products to be registered
there are regulations which govern this registration

here regulatory is being used as an adjective meaning required/lawful (conforming to the regulations)

The body that administers the regulatory registration and issues the permits in the US is the Food and Drug Admistration (FDA). ...
webhost.ua.ac.be/cesit/pdf/CESIT00_02.pdf

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requirements


Explanation:
Regulatory means the group of rules or bylaws issued by the FDA, in this case, in order to approve a medicine so that it can be sold to the public. Such item must be biodegradable and human safe. The pharmaceutical company must comply with certain requisites concerning safety and handling, and some other like ISO regulations, etc. Besides they must submitt certain clinical studies supporting the intended action of such product, in order to obtains a registration for its product.

German Hernandez
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